Seriously, my knowledge ends with:

  • It offers a shitload of IP addresses
  • They look really complicated
  • Something about every device in your local network being visible from everywhere?
  • Some claim it obsoletes NAT?

I get that it’s probably too complicated a subject for an ELI5, so if there are good videos or resources explaining it in less than half an hour, feel free to share.

  • superkret@feddit.orgOP
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    4 days ago

    It took me 15 seconds with chatgpt

    Good for you. I prefer interacting with humans. Your ChatGPT text gives me the info I’ve read 10x before, but have trouble parsing into something I can grasp.
    It doesn’t touch the real world implications for day-to-day admin work, pitfalls, what not using NAT actually means, if dynamic IP addresses are still a thing, maybe share a funny anecdote…

    It’s completely sterile.

    And I have no idea what type of algorithm decided why these are the recommended videos.